Welterweights John Howard and Tamdan McCrory to face off at UFC 101

UFC welterweights Tamdan McCrory (11-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) and John Howard (11-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC) have agreed to meet in August in the latest addition to the quickly filling UFC 101 card.

MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) has learned from sources close to the event that both fighters have signed bout agreements.

Though not yet officially announced by the organization, UFC 101 is expected to take place on Aug. 8 in Philadelphia, headlined by a lightweight title bout between champion B.J. Penn and challenger Kenny Florian.

Howard will be returning to action for the first time since a “Fight of the Night” performance with Chris Wilson at UFC 94 in January. Earning a split-decision victory in the contest – also his UFC debut – “Doomsday” ran his current win streak to four bouts.

Fighting professionally since 2004, Howard came up short in previous decisions to current UFC fighters Dan Miller and Nick Catone before debuting for the world’s biggest MMA organization.

McCrory last fought in a submission win over Ryan Madigan at UFC 96 in March. “The Barn Cat” also holds UFC wins over Luke Cummo and Pete Spratt, while he suffered submission losses to Dustin Hazelett and Akihiro Gono.

While not official, the bout is expected to take place on the evening’s preliminary card.

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